Excerpt from History: Life, Administration, and Times of Franklin Pierce, Fourteenth President of the United States, End of the Long Period of Compromises, and Development of the Final Conflict of Freedom and Slavery
Franklin Pierce came before the country as a candidate for the Presidency, comparatively an unknown man, and this very fact, it was supposed by the party managers and leaders, would add an unusual element of strength to him in the race, as had been the case with James K. Polk. In this they were not mistaken, although there was a marked difference in the public record of the two men. Mr. Polk had acquired somewhat of a national reputation by his services in Congress, and as Governor of his State; while Pierce's Mexican War experiences were greatly overshadowed by the brilliant deeds of others, and were, besides, unfortunately liable to misconstruction.
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